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August 1998 - Higher 5-a-day

Every Higher sheet published in August 1998, with answers. Grades 6-7 - Higher-tier method and manipulation.

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August 1998

31 sheets · 155 questions · Grades 6-7

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Every sheet in August 1998

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  1. 1st August 1998Two similar solids have lengths in the ratio 1 : 3. The larger has a volume of 108 cm^3. Work out the volume of the smaller.
  2. 2nd August 199818 students study Spanish and 12 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  3. 3rd August 1998A cumulative frequency graph is drawn for 116 values. What cumulative frequency do you read across from to estimate the lower quartile?
  4. 4th August 1998Work out (18 x 10^9) / (9 x 10^3). Give your answer in standard form.
  5. 5th August 1998Work out the equation of the line parallel to y = 3x + 5 that passes through (6, 20).
  6. 6th August 1998A town's population is 17500 and grows by 8% each year. Work out the population after 5 years, to the nearest whole number.
  7. 7th August 1998A right-angled triangle has a hypotenuse of 26 cm and one shorter side of 24 cm. Work out the other shorter side.
  8. 8th August 19984 of 7 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  9. 9th August 1998A box plot has a minimum of 20 and a maximum of 37. Work out the range.
  10. 10th August 1998Write the recurring decimal 0.555... as a fraction in its simplest form.
  11. 11th August 1998A line has equation y = 5x + 2. Work out the gradient of any line perpendicular to it.
  12. 12th August 1998A block has volume 25 cm^3 and density 4 g/cm^3. Work out its mass.
  13. 13th August 1998ABCD is a cyclic quadrilateral. Angle ABC is 68°. Work out angle ADC.
  14. 14th August 199826 students study Spanish and 8 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  15. 15th August 1998A box plot has minimum 15, lower quartile 18, median 20, upper quartile 27 and maximum 29. Work out the interquartile range.
  16. 16th August 1998Work out 216^(2/3).
  17. 17th August 1998For the curve y = 36/x, work out y when x = 4, and write down the equation of its vertical asymptote.
  18. 18th August 1998x : y = 3 : 4. Write y in terms of x.
  19. 19th August 1998A, B and C are points on a circle with centre O. Angle AOC is 56°. Work out angle ABC, where B is on the major arc.
  20. 20th August 19981 of 6 bulbs in a box are faulty. Two are taken with replacement. Work out the probability at least one is faulty.
  21. 21st August 1998A capture-recapture estimate is made of the moth population of a meadow. State one assumption the method relies on.
  22. 22nd August 1998Write sqrt(50) in the form a sqrt(b), where b is as small as possible.
  23. 23rd August 1998Expand and simplify (x + 1)(x + 3)(x - 2).
  24. 24th August 1998A price rises by 25% and then falls by 25%. Work out the overall percentage change, to 2 decimal places.
  25. 25th August 1998A cone has base radius 10 cm and vertical height 24 cm. Work out its volume, leaving your answer in terms of pi.
  26. 26th August 199816 students study Spanish and 7 of those also study Art. One Spanish student is picked at random. Work out the probability they study Art.
  27. 27th August 1998A histogram class is 5 units wide and contains 12.5 values. Work out the frequency density.
  28. 28th August 1998A meal deal has 9 mains, 6 sides and 3 drinks. How many different meals are possible?
  29. 29th August 1998Make x the subject of y = 9x^2 - 5.
  30. 30th August 1998y is inversely proportional to x. When x = 7, y = 15. Work out y when x = 5.
  31. 31st August 1998In triangle ABC, angle A is 69°, angle B is 61° and side a is 13 cm. Use the sine rule to work out side b, to 1 decimal place.

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